Jeremy Lin Quietly Having Career Year For Lakers
by Michael Dunlap
http://hoopshabit.com/2014/11/29/jeremy-lin-quietly-career-year-lakers/
You probably haven’t heard much about it — because Kobe Bryant and the Los
Angeles Lakers’ futility is the big story — but Jeremy Lin is quietly
having a career year and signs point towards Lin’s continued improvement.
Lin isn’t at the New York Knicks/Linsanity levels, but that’s not
necessarily a bad thing. Lin is playing a much smarter game than he has in
the past and he’s being a lot more choosy about the shots he’s taking. It’
s no coincidence that he’s putting up career highs in field goal shooting
(.490), 3-point shooting (.383) and effective field goal percentage (.552).
你可能尚未聽說過-因為Kobe和湖人的無望的篇幅裡-但林書豪正在打出職業生涯新高
並且正不斷進步。Lin不是那個紐約的林來瘋，但這不是壞事。Lin打球比以前還要聰
名，他選球越來越有一套，目前非巧合地打出 FG 0.490 / 3pt 0.383 / eff FG 0.552
的生涯新高。
He’s improved his midrange game over last season by leaps and bounds, as he’
s improved from 3-to-10 feet (plus-4.9 percent), from 10-to-16 feet
(plus-8.7) and from 16 feet to the 3-point line (plus-5.7).
What’s most impressive (courtesy of NBA.com/stats) is that Lin is eating up
his open looks. For shots over 10 feet when the defender is 4-to-6 feet away,
he’s shooting 62.5 percent. When he’s truly wide open (defender more than 6
feet away), he’s shooting 50 percent. This tells me he’s doing a good job
of playing off the ball as well as when he handles the ball and most
importantly — he’s taking care of business when he gets the chance.
他中距離投籃大幅進步 3-10ft (上升4.9%)，10-16ft (上升8.7%)，16ft-三分線 (上升
5.7%)。最令人印象深刻的是他的空檔投籃，當防守者在4-6ft遠時的10ft之外命中率62.5
%，當他完全大空檔(防守者6ft之外)時，命中率50%，這說明他的無球打法和持球時一樣
好，更重要的是-他把握住他有的機會。
For the season, Lin is playing 30.5 minutes per game, with averages of 12.6
points, 2.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.1 steals. He’s doing all of this
while posting a four-year low of just 8.9 attempts per game (call it the Kobe
effect, if you will).
Over Lin’s last four games, he’s playing at his season average with 30.5
minutes per game, but his production is up. Lin is averaging 16.8 points, 3.3
rebounds, 6.5 assists and 2.0 steals while shooting 56 percent from the
field. Those might not be Hall-of-Fame numbers, but they’re excellent and
would be welcomed by about 25 teams in the league.
這賽季平均每場30.5分鐘，12.6分, 2.8籃板，5.3助攻，1.1抄截，這數據是在出手數
生涯新低打出來的(可以稱為Kobe效應)。最後四場比賽30.5分鐘的上場時間效率是增加
的，16.8 / 3.3籃板 / 6.5助攻 / 2.0抄截 / 56%命中率。這也許不是名人堂數據但它
非常優秀，聯盟的25個球隊會對這數據表示歡迎。
The problem is, Lin isn’t going to get the recognition he deserves while he’
s on a losing Lakers squad. Although Jeremy has put up excellent numbers, the
Lakers are on a four-game slide and are trapped at the bottom of the Western
Conference at just 3-13.
We’d be leaving out a key mention if we didn’t talk about Lin’s defense.
Remembering that he plays on the worst defensive team in the league (30th in
points allowed and defensive rating), we have to understand that Lin’s
numbers aren’t going to be as good as a player on a solid defensive squad.
Still, Lin is doing a pretty good job at ensuring his opponent isn’t
performing to their usual levels. On two-point attempts, Lin is holding his
opponent to 2.1 percent less than they shoot for the season. Inside 10 feet,
he’s harassing them into 5.9 percent less and finally, he’s keeping them
6.1 percent below their averages inside six feet.
In the interest of fairness, Lin is getting killed from the 3-point line
(allowing 53.8 percent, 17.6 percent above opponent’s average). A big reason
for that is the lack of team perimeter defense and the need for Lin and the
Lakers to sag to protect the middle. That is an indictment on Lin’s defense,
but it’s also indicative of a team that isn’t good enough defensively to
allow Lin to cheat towards the 3-point line.
問題是，Lin將承受被不應該承受的湖人連敗陰影，雖然Lin數據優異，但湖人四連敗，
西區墊底。另外Lin的防守必須要被談及，請記得他正在一個團體防守最差的球隊裡打球
，他的防守數據必然不能跟在聯盟防守見長的球隊打球比。但Lin仍然使對位者表現在平
均數據以下。兩分方面，Lin使對位者命中率低於兩個百分點，10ft內，將其壓制有5.9%
多，6ft內低了6.1%。公平地來說，Lin三分球防堵很糟對位命中58.8%, +17.6%，主要原
因是全隊缺乏外圍防守，缺乏Lin和隊友一起的中距離防守，這是Lin防守的缺陷，也反
映了全隊的防守不能好到讓Lin在三分線欺敵。
All in all, Lin is having a terrific year, but you may not have noticed.
Ideally by the end of the season, the NBA will have taken notice and Lin will
continue the streak he’s on. He’s got motivation — another contract — and
although his team is horrible, Lin has been that diamond in the rough.
總而言之，Lin正在擁有一個好的賽季，但你可能沒有發現，理想狀況下，賽季結束後，
NBA會注意到，他會持續進步，他有動力-新的合約-即使球隊很糟糕，Lin會是石頭裡的
鑽石。